Sense and Sensibility — Page 4
But the fortune, which had been so tardy in coming, was his only one twelvemonth.
Aber das Vermögen, das so lange auf sich hatte warten lassen, gehörte ihm nur ein einziges Jahr.
He survived his uncle no longer; and ten thousand pounds, including the late legacies, was all that remained for his widow and daughters.
Er überlebte seinen Onkel nicht länger; und zehntausend Pfund, einschließlich der jüngsten Vermächtnisse, war alles, was seiner Witwe und seinen Töchtern blieb.
His son was sent for as soon as his danger was known, and to him Mr. Dashwood recommended, with all the strength and urgency which illness could command, the interest of his mother-in-law and sisters.
Sein Sohn wurde herbeigerufen, sobald seine Gefahr bekannt war, und ihm empfahl Mr. Dashwood mit all der Kraft und Dringlichkeit, die eine Krankheit aufbieten konnte, das Wohl seiner Schwiegermutter und seiner Schwestern.
Mr. John Dashwood had not the strong feelings of the rest of the family; but he was affected by a recommendation of such a nature at such a time, and he promised to do every thing in his power to make them comfortable.
Mr. John Dashwood besaß nicht die starken Gefühle des übrigen Teils der Familie; aber er war von einer Empfehlung solcher Art zu einem solchen Zeitpunkt bewegt, und er versprach, alles in seiner Macht Stehende zu tun, um ihnen ein angenehmes Leben zu sichern.
His father was rendered easy by such an assurance, and Mr. John Dashwood had then leisure to consider how much there might prudently be in his power to do for them.
Sein Vater wurde durch eine solche Zusicherung beruhigt, und Mr. John Dashwood hatte dann Muße zu überlegen, wie viel er vernünftigerweise für sie tun könnte.
He was not an ill-disposed young man, unless to be rather cold hearted and rather selfish is to be ill-disposed: but he was, in general, well respected; for he conducted himself with propriety in the discharge of his ordinary duties.
Er war kein übelgesinnter junger Mann, es sei denn, eher kaltherzig und eher selbstsüchtig zu sein bedeutet übelgesinnt zu sein: aber er war im Allgemeinen gut angesehen; denn er benahm sich bei der Erfüllung seiner gewöhnlichen Pflichten anständig.
Had he married a more amiable woman, he might have been made still more respectable than he was:—he might even have been made amiable himself; for he was very young when he married, and very fond of his wife.
Hätte er eine liebenswürdigere Frau geheiratet, hätte er noch angesehener werden können, als er war: — er hätte sogar selbst liebenswürdig werden können; denn er war sehr jung, als er heiratete, und seiner Frau sehr zugetan.
But Mrs. John Dashwood was a strong caricature of himself;—more narrow-minded and selfish.
Aber Mrs. John Dashwood war eine ausgeprägte Karikatur seiner selbst; — engstirniger und selbstsüchtiger.
Vocabulary
- Aber
- But; however; yet
- das
- The; that (neuter article)
- Vermögen
- Fortune; wealth; assets or property
- so
- So; thus; in this manner or way
- lange
- Long; for a long time period
- auf
- On; upon; at or in location
- sich
- Himself; herself; oneself; reflexive pronoun
- hatte
- Had; past tense of have
- warten
- To wait; to await someone or something
- lassen
- To let; allow; cause to happen
- gehörte
- Belonged; past tense of belong to
- ihm
- To him; him; dative pronoun
- nur
- Only; merely; just or simply
- ein
- A; an; one indefinite article
- einziges
- Single; sole; only one particular thing
- Jahr
- Year; twelve month period
- Er
- He; masculine third person pronoun
- überlebte
- Survived; outlived; remained alive longer
- seinen
- His; possessive pronoun masculine accusative
- Onkel
- Uncle; father's or mother's brother
- nicht
- Not; negation particle in German
- länger
- Longer; for a greater length time
- und
- And; conjunction joining words or clauses
- zehntausend
- Ten thousand; numeric value 10000
- Pfund
- Pound; unit of weight or currency
- einschließlich
- Including; inclusive of; containing as part
- der
- The; feminine or plural definite article
- jüngsten
- Latest; most recent; youngest superlative form
- war
- Was; past tense of be
- alles
- Everything; all things; the whole
- was
- What; that which; relative pronoun
- seiner
- His; possessive pronoun dative or genitive
- Witwe
- Widow; woman whose husband died
- Töchtern
- Daughters; female children plural dative
- blieb
- Remained; stayed; past tense of remain
- Sein
- His; possessive pronoun or to be
- Sohn
- Son; male child offspring
- wurde
- Was; became; past passive auxiliary verb
- sobald
- As soon as; immediately when something
- seine
- His; her; possessive pronoun feminine
- Gefahr
- Danger; peril; state of risk
- bekannt
- Known; famous; well-known or recognized
- empfahl
- Recommended; advised; past tense recommend
- mit
- With; accompanied by; together with
- all
- All; every; whole complete amount
- Kraft
- Power; strength; force or energy
- die
- The; who; feminine or plural article
- eine
- A; an; one feminine indefinite article
- Krankheit
- Illness; sickness; disease or malady
- konnte
- Could; was able to; past can
- Wohl
- Well-being; welfare; good health prosperity
- Schwiegermutter
- Mother-in-law; husband's or wife's mother
- Schwestern
- Sisters; female siblings plural form
- besaß
- Possessed; owned; had as property
- starken
- Strong; powerful; robust adjective form
- Gefühle
- Feelings; emotions; sensations plural form
- des
- Of the; genitive article masculine
- übrigen
- Remaining; other; rest of something
- Teils
- Part; portion; section genitive form
- Familie
- Family; relatives; household of people
- aber
- But; however; yet conjunction
- er
- He; masculine third person pronoun
- von
- Of; from; by; preposition showing relation
- einer
- One; a feminine dative or genitive
- Empfehlung
- Recommendation; suggestion; advice or endorsement
- solcher
- Such; of that kind or nature
- Art
- Kind; type; manner; species of thing
- zu
- To; at; in direction toward location
- einem
- One; a masculine dative or genitive
- solchen
- Such; of that kind nature form
- Zeitpunkt
- Point in time; moment; specific time
- bewegt
- Moved; touched emotionally; past tense move
- versprach
- Promised; vowed; past tense promise
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